MONDAY Indicators: EMU manufacturing purchasing managers' index (March) and unemployment rate (February); Irish manufacturing purchasing managers' index (March); US construction spending (February) and ISM manufacturing (March); UK manufacturing purchasing managers' index (March) and Halifax house prices (March).

TUESDAY

Meetings: Clonmel chamber "Meet the Buyer" event.

Indicators: EMU GDP (quarter one) and producer price index (February); Irish consumer confidence (Tues) and exchequer returns (January-March); US factory orders (February) and total vehicle sales (March); UK BRC shop price index (February); OECD consumer price indices.

WEDNESDAY

Meetings: Ibec business leaders forum (Donegal); Cork chamber April business after hours (Gresham Metropole Hotel); InterTrade Ireland 2012 Innovation Lecture with Prof Christopher Tucci; Geberit agm (Switzerland).

Indicators: EMU services PMI (March); Irish Live Register (March) and services PMI (March); US ISM non-manufacturing (March); UK services PMI (March); German services PMI (March) and factory orders (February).

Others: ECB governing council meeting and interest rate announcement and news conference; Bank of England holds monetary policy committee meeting (to April 5th).

THURSDAY

Meetings: Siteserv egm (Davy, Dawson Street, D2).

Indicators: Irish vehicles licensed for first time (March); US initial and continuing jobless claims; UK industrial production (February), manufacturing production (February) and NIESR GDP estimate (March); German industrial production (February).

Others: Central Bank quarterly bulletin.

FRIDAY

Indicators: US unemployment rate (March), non- farm payrolls (March), average hourly earnings (March) and consumer credit change (February).